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cuisine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kwɪˈziːn/
• /kəˈziːn/

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuisine (“cooking, culinary art, kitchen”), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna (“kitchen”). Doublet of kitchen.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
   • The restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine.
   • French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking.
2. (countable, uncountable) The food prepared using such style.
   • For example, salsa and pico de gallo from Mexican cuisine sometimes include fruits like peach, mango or pineapple, balancing hot peppers like habanero or jalapeño with their sweetness. […] Cookbooks covering cuisines that feature swicy flavor profiles are a great place to start. 2024 June 6, Brooke Younger, “What Is Swicy, and Why Do You Need It in Your Life?”, in Cozymeal:
3. (uncountable) Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food in general.
4. (countable, dated) A kitchen or cooking department.

Forms

Deriveds

multicuisine · batterie de cuisine · haute cuisine · modernist cuisine · nouvelle cuisine · new Nordic cuisine · spa cuisine · subcuisine · chef de cuisine · fusion cuisine

Relateds

curry · gastronomy

Synonyms

culinary art · culinary art (characteristic style of preparing food) · kitchen (characteristic style of preparing food)

Translations (118)

gl cociña (characteristic style of preparing food) · pl kuchnia (characteristic style of preparing food) · sv kokkonst (characteristic style of preparing food) · sq kuzhinë (characteristic style of preparing food) · uz pazandalik (characteristic style of preparing food) · ga cócaireacht (characteristic style of preparing food) · tg таом (characteristic style of preparing food) · kk тағам (characteristic style of preparing food) · kk асхана (characteristic style of preparing food) · uk ку́хня (characteristic style of preparing food) · my အစားအစာ (characteristic style of preparing food) · ps اشپزي (characteristic style of preparing food) · ba аш-һыу (characteristic style of preparing food) · ur طَعام (characteristic style of preparing food) · cmn 料理 (characteristic style of preparing food) · ur طَبّاخی کا طَرْز (characteristic style of preparing food) · hy խոհանոց (characteristic style of preparing food) · bn রন্ধনপ্রণালী (characteristic style of preparing food) · pt culinária (characteristic style of preparing food) · tr mutfak (characteristic style of preparing food) · fa-ira مَطْبَخ (characteristic style of preparing food) · ps اخلی پخلی (characteristic style of preparing food) · et köök (characteristic style of preparing food) · tl lutuin (characteristic style of preparing food) · hi पाक-प्रणाली (characteristic style of preparing food) · ar مَطْبَخ (characteristic style of preparing food) · tg таомҳо (characteristic style of preparing food) · nb kjøkken (characteristic style of preparing food) · bg ку́хня (characteristic style of preparing food) · de Kochkunst (characteristic style of preparing food) · ru кулинари́я (characteristic style of preparing food) · mn гал тогоо (characteristic style of preparing food) · tg матбах (characteristic style of preparing food) · el μαγειρική (characteristic style of preparing food) · lv kulinārija (characteristic style of preparing food) · pam pamaglutu (characteristic style of preparing food) · tg ошпазӣ (characteristic style of preparing food) · az mətbəx (characteristic style of preparing food) · fa-ira خوراک (characteristic style of preparing food) · da køkken (characteristic style of preparing food) · hi पाकशैली (characteristic style of preparing food) · ur طَعامی طَرْز (characteristic style of preparing food) · sl kuhinja (characteristic style of preparing food) · ga bia (characteristic style of preparing food) · hi क्यूज़ीन (characteristic style of preparing food) · ar طَبِيخ (characteristic style of preparing food) · de Küche (characteristic style of preparing food) · ps آشپزي (characteristic style of preparing food) · cs kuchyně (characteristic style of preparing food) · vi ẩm thực (characteristic style of preparing food) · is matargerð (characteristic style of preparing food) · uz oshpazlik (characteristic style of preparing food) · km ម្ហូប (characteristic style of preparing food) · ja 割烹 (characteristic style of preparing food) · id hidangan (characteristic style of preparing food) · my စာ (characteristic style of preparing food) · sq gjellëtari (characteristic style of preparing food) · nl keuken (characteristic style of preparing food) · id masakan (characteristic style of preparing food) · it culinaria (characteristic style of preparing food) · ca cuina (characteristic style of preparing food) · my ချက်ပြုတ်နည်း (characteristic style of preparing food) · mk кујна (characteristic style of preparing food) · uz oshxona (characteristic style of preparing food) · nn kjøkken (characteristic style of preparing food) · fr cuisine (characteristic style of preparing food) · ug ئاشخانا (characteristic style of preparing food) · sh ку̏хиња (characteristic style of preparing food) · tl pagluluto (characteristic style of preparing food) · fr art culinaire (characteristic style of preparing food) · eo kuirarto (characteristic style of preparing food) · hu konyhaművészet (characteristic style of preparing food) · ru ку́хня (characteristic style of preparing food) · tg ошхона (characteristic style of preparing food) · th อาหาร (characteristic style of preparing food) · ms masakan (characteristic style of preparing food) · ar أَطْعِمَة (characteristic style of preparing food) · sk kuchyňa (characteristic style of preparing food) · fa-ira آشْپَزی (characteristic style of preparing food) · fa-ira طَعام (characteristic style of preparing food) · tt аш-су (characteristic style of preparing food) · ko 요리 (characteristic style of preparing food) · ky ашкана (characteristic style of preparing food) · it cucina (characteristic style of preparing food) · lt virtuvė (characteristic style of preparing food) · cmn 餐 (characteristic style of preparing food) · id kuliner (characteristic style of preparing food) · el κουζίνα (characteristic style of preparing food) · lo ອາຫານ (characteristic style of preparing food) · bn রন্ধনশৈলী (characteristic style of preparing food) · nan-hbl 料理 (characteristic style of preparing food) · ja 料理 (characteristic style of preparing food) · hu konyha (characteristic style of preparing food) · sv kök (characteristic style of preparing food) · be ку́хня (characteristic style of preparing food) · cs kuchařství (characteristic style of preparing food) · kk тамақ (characteristic style of preparing food) · ur کْیُوزِین (characteristic style of preparing food) · fi keittiö (characteristic style of preparing food) · nn kjøken (characteristic style of preparing food) · eu sukaldaritza (characteristic style of preparing food) · ms kuliner (characteristic style of preparing food) · sv matkultur (characteristic style of preparing food) · sh kȕhinja (characteristic style of preparing food) · ar طَبْخ (characteristic style of preparing food) · ka სამზარეულო (characteristic style of preparing food) · fa-ira رَوِشِ آشْپَزی (characteristic style of preparing food) · kmr mitfax (characteristic style of preparing food) · ky тамак (characteristic style of preparing food) · pt cozinha (characteristic style of preparing food) · tk aşhana (characteristic style of preparing food) · cmn 菜系 (characteristic style of preparing food) · ko 료리 (characteristic style of preparing food) · uz taom (characteristic style of preparing food) · cmn 烹飪法 /烹饪法 (characteristic style of preparing food) · lv virtuve (characteristic style of preparing food) · he מִטְבָּח (characteristic style of preparing food) · es gastronomía (characteristic style of preparing food)